Reservation Blues #3

     Indian reservations run the say way as out American society. It is similar to a community that are all close together in the way that everyone knows everyone. In the reservation there aren't many things that people don't know about, so gossip probably spreads quickly just like the way that we live. People of the reservation also have simple tasks that they need to complete which is similar to a job in our life.  An example of every body having there own job in the town, Lester says "So many drunks on the reservation" (151). He is talking about how everyone knows the drunk people of the reservation, it is similar to everyone knowing the trash man in the town. He also talks about the man who is supposed to clean up a dead dog. He is talking about the dog that was killed and probably a person that has the job to come and clean up the mess. This is similar to a garbage collector of our time. Everyone knows the mailman that drops off our mail everyday, and this is similar to everyone knows the garbage clean up.  Similar to living in a small community everyone knows everyone just like living one the reservation, and how they operate the same as we do.

     Popularity and getting to be known in the reservation is another issue that will rise up to become a major topic of this book. For example when Checkers and Thomas are talking to Sherman Alexie, they say "But everybody liked us before" (179).  This is important because it shows that it actually matters if the reservation liked them both before. Being known as nice people had an affect on their popularity, and as seen in this conversation between the three people. Discussing issues about the Tribe Council Alexie lets the two that they will not be elected because they aren't known any more.  Another example is between the band members and how Junior and Victor fight with Hawk about Hawk saying they think they're better then him. This whole popularity scheme is a mess, and the unknown fight against the popular.